ISSN 2398-4082 (online)
The Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health is a new open-access, peer-reviewed online journal exploring the links between urban design and mental health. This journal aims to share interesting ideas and evidence-based practical recommendations across the disciplines to inspire research where there are gaps, to bring new perspectives, and to help drive implementation of good ideas on the ground. Academics of all disciplines, as well as architects, urban planners, geographers, engineers, developers and people working in any other relevant disciplines are invited to contribute.
CALL FOR PAPERS for Edition 9
The Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health is inviting contributions for the 2023 Themed Issue, titled "Looking Back, Imagining Forward: Whither Urban Design and Mental Health?"
Contributions may range from 1,000-2,000 words Dialogue on the topic above (see here) and Project Case Studies, or lengthier Research Articles (4,000 words excluding references) and City Case Studies (up to 8,000 words). Creative practice reflections, research-creation projects, and student submissions are welcome.
Submission deadline: April 1, 2023
Anticipated publication: June 1, 2023
Submission site: https://journals.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/urbandesignmentalhealth
The Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health is inviting contributions for the 2023 Themed Issue, titled "Looking Back, Imagining Forward: Whither Urban Design and Mental Health?"
Contributions may range from 1,000-2,000 words Dialogue on the topic above (see here) and Project Case Studies, or lengthier Research Articles (4,000 words excluding references) and City Case Studies (up to 8,000 words). Creative practice reflections, research-creation projects, and student submissions are welcome.
Submission deadline: April 1, 2023
Anticipated publication: June 1, 2023
Submission site: https://journals.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/urbandesignmentalhealth
What does the Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health publish?
While we welcome papers on any relevant urban design and mental health topic, we also issue Call for Papers for a Themed Volume annually. Papers corresponding to the theme or other topics are welcome.
We publish original research articles, review articles, dialogue (analysis and op-eds), and case studies with a specific focus on the links between urban design and mental health. We are particularly interested in research with clear practical applications, and interesting ideas and case studies.
While we welcome papers on any relevant urban design and mental health topic, we also issue Call for Papers for a Themed Volume annually. Papers corresponding to the theme or other topics are welcome.
We publish original research articles, review articles, dialogue (analysis and op-eds), and case studies with a specific focus on the links between urban design and mental health. We are particularly interested in research with clear practical applications, and interesting ideas and case studies.
Formats for submission: https://journals.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/urbandesignmentalhealth/about/submissions
For all types of submission:
For all types of submission:
- We value clear, succinct writing that avoids specialist jargon and is accessible to people who work in a wide range of disciplines.
- Please submit a MS Word file.
- Please include a front page including:
- proposed title
- 200-word abstract (not required for Dialogue submissions)
- full names and affiliations of all authors
- corresponding email address
- Twitter details for authors to facilitate discussion of your paper on social media
- All submissions should have a specific focus on the links between urban design and mental health. Please review the scope of the journal above for details.
- All submissions should be fully referenced as appropriate with bracketed numbers throughout the text with references in APA format.
- Please include at least one relevant photograph, illustration, or other graphic (with description and any attributions).
- Please use the submission template for all resubmissions. First submissions may be submitted in any format.
- If ethics approval is relevant, details should be included.
- Please declare any funding and conflicts of interest. Please include a completed conflicts of interest disclosure form
- Please avoid specialist jargon to ensure that the papers are accessible to all.
- Currently this journal is published in English only, though we want to publish papers from a wide range of countries; abstracts in other languages are welcome.
- For further information about authorship criteria, please see the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines.
SUBMISSION
Please submit as a MS Word document on our submission site: https://journals.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/urbandesignmentalhealth/about/submissions
A submission template is available here: https://journals.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/urbandesignmentalhealth/article/view/5143
If you would like to discuss your planned piece prior to writing/submitting, please email Co-Editors Colin Ellard (cellard@uwaterloo.ca) or Daniel R. Y. Gan (drgan@sfu.ca), or the relevant Section Editors.
A submission template is available here: https://journals.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/urbandesignmentalhealth/article/view/5143
If you would like to discuss your planned piece prior to writing/submitting, please email Co-Editors Colin Ellard (cellard@uwaterloo.ca) or Daniel R. Y. Gan (drgan@sfu.ca), or the relevant Section Editors.
GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR PAPER
Once published, we will of course promote your paper on our platforms. But there are extra things you can do to get the most from it, such as:
- Sharing it on your own social media platforms
- Sharing it with your institution and/or professional colleagues, and having them promote it
- Sharing it with planners, policymakers and other decisionmakers relevant to the location/topic of your paper
- Sharing a summary of your findings with media relevant to the location/topic of your paper
- Talking about it at conferences, on blogs, podcasts, and other such opportunities
- Writing op-eds based on your paper, and linking to it